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Sunday, November 15, 2009

Elianto Eye Shadow in 34 Pretty Violet

I bought this along with Elianto Summer Silver Eye shadow and it also costs Php 119.00. This has the same packaging as the Summer Silver; it does not come with a proper packaging because this is meant to be placed on an Elianto palette which is sold separately.

I bought this because of the bold blue-violet color and I like anything that's in the blue and violet hue. I tried this on the counter and I thought I loved it.

color pay-off after rubbing gazillion times directly on my finger

(photographed with Samsung SGH-P850)

Unlike the Summer Silver, this is the least of my favorite because of the bad formula. The powder is very hard to 'scrape' off using a brush. I have to swipe several times and even if I wet the brush to make the powder softer and to stick more to the brush, it just won't pick up and it results in a not so great color payoff. It does not look like anything in the pan.

Swatch of Elianto Pretty Violet eye shadow when applied on the skin

I was quite frustrated that I thought I just had to do a bad thing which is to dip my finger on to the pan. I'm glad I did because I felt how gritty and coarse it is which is a far cry from the Summer Silver eye shadow formula. I also noticed how big and chunky the glitters are on the pan, I hope you could see it on the photo too.

I would like to love this because of the great color but sometimes before buying, I have to test this on the counter for several times because I have to evaluate this based on the texture too and not just love it because of the color.